BORN ON JANUARY 9TH IN VILLA NUEVA, GUATEMALA IN 1920, SHE WAS MARRIED TO JOSE LUIS HERRERA IN 1961. SHE WAS KNOWN AS MAMI SYLVIA BY HER FAMILY AND EVERYONE KNOWN TO HER, SHE HAD 6 CHILDREN BUT SURVIVED BY BLANCA, NELSON, IVONNE, AND SYLVIA. MAMI SYLVIA HAD A LONG LIFE OF 96yrs, SHE WAS BLESSED TO TRAVEL AND SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE. HER LAST DAYS OF LIFE SHE SPENT THEM SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY – CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. ON A SUNNY WARM DAY FILLED BY LOVE FROM HER FAMILY SHE PASSED ON MARCH 24TH, 2016 AT THE AGE OF 96.